Where does “echo” come from?
Echo derives from Middle English eccho, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ), meaning sound or voice, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ-.
echo (English): A reflected sound that is heard again by its...
Definitions
- A reflected sound that is heard again by its...
Ancestry of “echo”, step by step
echo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ecco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ecco | Alternative form of eccho |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 3 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |
via Middle English eccho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eccho | Echoing, reverberation; A favourable response... |